| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lance Kerley (fresh) SG - Jay Denault (fresh) SF - Robert Walker (fresh) PF - Tony Cuyler (fresh) C - David Shaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Anthony Winger (fresh) SG - Eric Langley (fresh) SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) PF - Grant Cardinal (fresh) C - Sean Wade (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Sean Wade wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | VCU | Sean Wade is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Robert Walker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | VCU | Grant Cardinal grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Grant Cardinal misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tony Cuyler - foul #1 on Tony Cuyler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Grant Cardinal misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Grant Cardinal makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:58 | Southern Cal | Anthony Winger steals it from Robert Walker | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | VCU | Anthony Winger dunks the ball | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Shaw | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | VCU | Eric Langley hits a 3 from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 18:03 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | David Shaw grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:41 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Tony Cuyler | 6-6 |
| 17:24 | VCU | Eric Langley misses the jumper from the left side | 6-6 |
| 17:23 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:17 | Southern Cal | Robert Walker hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Lance Kerley | 8-6 |
| 17:05 | VCU | Eric Langley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 17:03 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to David Shaw | 8-6 |
| 16:46 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault is hacked by Sean Wade - foul #1 on Sean Wade, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Emerson (PG), Edgar Anderson (SG), Roy Vos (SF), Joseph Lovell (PF), Philip Kennelly (C) Lance Kerley, Jay Denault, Robert Walker, Tony Cuyler, David Shaw | |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel Gilman (PG), James Towne (SG), Steve Durand (SF), Bradley Knotts (PF), Louis Savarese (C) Anthony Winger, Eric Langley, Ernest Derosa, Grant Cardinal, Sean Wade | |
| 16:26 | Southern Cal | Roy Vos comes up short on the shot from the left side | 8-6 |
| 16:24 | VCU | James Towne gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Steve Durand buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Towne | 8-8 |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | Steve Durand picks off the pass by Bobby Emerson | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Emerson (fresh) SG - Edgar Anderson (fresh) SF - Roy Vos (fresh) PF - Joseph Lovell (fresh) C - Philip Kennelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Daniel Gilman (fresh) SG - James Towne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Durand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Knotts (fresh) C - Louis Savarese (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | VCU | Bobby Emerson steals it from Daniel Gilman | 8-8 |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson lays it in on a great pass from Bobby Emerson | 10-8 |
| 14:46 | VCU | Louis Savarese hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Bradley Knotts | 10-10 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Philip Kennelly makes the floater from the left side | 12-10 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Steve Durand throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley (PG), Jay Denault (SG), Robert Walker (SF), Tony Cuyler (PF), David Shaw (C) Bobby Emerson, Edgar Anderson, Roy Vos, Joseph Lovell, Philip Kennelly | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Winger (PG), Eric Langley (SG), Scott Krol (SF), Grant Cardinal (PF), John Corbin (C) Daniel Gilman, James Towne, Steve Durand, Bradley Knotts, Louis Savarese | |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 13:56 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Corbin | 12-10 |
| 13:53 | VCU | Eric Langley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 13:35 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Winger - foul #1 on Anthony Winger, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Wade (C) John Corbin | |
| 13:35 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:35 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:35 | VCU | The rebound goes to Sean Wade | 13-10 |
| 13:13 | VCU | Anthony Winger misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 13:11 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | Robert Walker's pass is intercepted by Eric Langley | 13-10 |
| 12:47 | VCU | Eric Langley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Derosa (SF), Louis Savarese (PF) Scott Krol, Grant Cardinal | |
| 12:31 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley misses the easy layup | 13-10 |
| 12:30 | VCU | Sean Wade gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:28 | VCU | Eric Langley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson (SG), Joseph Lovell (SF) Jay Denault, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | VCU | Grant Cardinal (PF) Sean Wade | |
| 12:13 | Southern Cal | David Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Derosa | 13-10 |
| 12:12 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler tips it but misses | 13-10 |
| 12:10 | Southern Cal | David Shaw snags the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:46 | Southern Cal | Joseph Lovell knocks in the runner in the lane | 15-10 |
| 11:40 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses short on a shot in the lane | 15-10 |
| 11:38 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler grabs the board | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lance Kerley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Lovell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Cuyler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Anthony Winger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Langley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) PF - Grant Cardinal (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Louis Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Cal | David Shaw dunks the ball and he's hacked by Louis Savarese - foul #1 on Louis Savarese, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG), Roy Vos (SF), Philip Kennelly (C) Lance Kerley, Joseph Lovell, Tony Cuyler | |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel Gilman (PG), James Towne (SG), Steve Durand (SF), Bradley Knotts (PF) Anthony Winger, Eric Langley, Ernest Derosa, Grant Cardinal | |
| 11:28 | Southern Cal | David Shaw makes the free throw | 18-10 |
| 11:21 | VCU | Daniel Gilman's floater is knocked away by David Shaw | 18-10 |
| 11:20 | VCU | Bradley Knotts pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 11:00 | VCU | Steve Durand can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 18-10 |
| 10:59 | VCU | Louis Savarese tips it in | 18-12 |
| 10:38 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-12 |
| 10:36 | VCU | Louis Savarese grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:33 | VCU | James Towne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Emerson (PG), Joseph Lovell (PF) Edgar Anderson, David Shaw | |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Wade (C) Louis Savarese | |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Roy Vos is whistled for a carry | 18-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Clinton King (SG), Robert Walker (SF) Jay Denault, Roy Vos | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Derosa (SF) Daniel Gilman | |
| 10:06 | VCU | Steve Durand misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Clinton King - foul #1 on Clinton King, team foul #2 | 18-12 |
| 10:06 | VCU | Steve Durand makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:06 | VCU | Steve Durand misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | Philip Kennelly pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:41 | Southern Cal | Bobby Emerson drills a turnaround from close range | 20-13 |
| 09:20 | VCU | Sean Wade comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Philip Kennelly - foul #1 on Philip Kennelly, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley (PG), Edgar Anderson (SG), Tony Cuyler (PF), David Shaw (C) Bobby Emerson, Clinton King, Joseph Lovell, Philip Kennelly | |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel Gilman (PG), Eric Langley (SG), Louis Savarese (PF) James Towne, Steve Durand, Bradley Knotts | |
| 09:20 | VCU | Sean Wade misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:20 | VCU | Sean Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | David Shaw is fouled on the floor by Sean Wade - foul #2 on Sean Wade, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (SG), Roy Vos (SF) Edgar Anderson, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Krol (SF), Grant Cardinal (PF) Ernest Derosa, Sean Wade | |
| 08:41 | Southern Cal | Daniel Gilman is called for the reach on Lance Kerley - foul #1 on Daniel Gilman, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| 08:17 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 07:56 | VCU | Scott Krol buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault is fouled on the floor by Eric Langley - foul #1 on Eric Langley, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Emerson (PG), Edgar Anderson (SG), Robert Walker (SF), Joseph Lovell (PF), Philip Kennelly (C) Lance Kerley, Jay Denault, Roy Vos, Tony Cuyler, David Shaw | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Winger (PG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Steve Durand (PF), Bradley Knotts (C) Daniel Gilman, Scott Krol, Grant Cardinal, Louis Savarese | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Lovell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Kennelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Anthony Winger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Langley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) PF - Steve Durand (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bradley Knotts (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | Bradley Knotts is called for the reach on Philip Kennelly - foul #1 on Bradley Knotts, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (SG) Eric Langley | |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | Philip Kennelly makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | Philip Kennelly misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:06 | VCU | Bradley Knotts grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 06:49 | VCU | Ernest Derosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-17 |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | Bobby Emerson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-17 |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Robert Walker tips it back up and in | 25-17 |
| 06:01 | VCU | Ernest Derosa comes up short on the shot from the right side | 25-17 |
| 06:00 | Southern Cal | Philip Kennelly grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 05:38 | Southern Cal | Philip Kennelly misses long on a shot from the right block | 25-17 |
| 05:37 | VCU | Ernest Derosa pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 05:33 | VCU | Steve Durand is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Lovell - foul #1 on Joseph Lovell, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley (PG), Jay Denault (SG), Roy Vos (SF), Tony Cuyler (PF), David Shaw (C) Bobby Emerson, Edgar Anderson, Robert Walker, Joseph Lovell, Philip Kennelly | |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel Gilman (PG), Eric Langley (SG), Scott Krol (SF), Grant Cardinal (PF), Louis Savarese (C) Anthony Winger, James Towne, Ernest Derosa, Steve Durand, Bradley Knotts | |
| 05:12 | VCU | Scott Krol misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 05:10 | VCU | Eric Langley grabs the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 04:57 | VCU | Scott Krol misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 04:56 | VCU | Louis Savarese tips it home | 25-19 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | David Shaw makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Lance Kerley | 27-19 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Louis Savarese is fouled in the backcourt by David Shaw - foul #1 on David Shaw, team foul #5 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Walker (SF) Roy Vos | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:26 | VCU | Scott Krol clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-19 |
| 04:24 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tony Cuyler | 27-19 |
| 03:59 | Southern Cal | David Shaw comes up short on the runner from the left block | 27-19 |
| 03:58 | Southern Cal | Robert Walker tips it back up and in | 29-19 |
| 03:55 | VCU | Lance Kerley takes the ball from Eric Langley in the backcourt | 29-19 |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley lays it in | 31-19 |
| 03:33 | VCU | Eric Langley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #6 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Emerson (PG), Edgar Anderson (SG), Joseph Lovell (PF), Philip Kennelly (C) Lance Kerley, Jay Denault, Tony Cuyler, David Shaw | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Winger (PG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Bradley Knotts (PF), Sean Wade (C) Daniel Gilman, Scott Krol, Grant Cardinal, Louis Savarese | |
| 03:33 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:33 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:33 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 3rd free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:09 | Southern Cal | Joseph Lovell's layup is rejected by Sean Wade | 31-22 |
| 03:08 | Southern Cal | Philip Kennelly hits the follow up shot | 33-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lovell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Kennelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Anthony Winger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Langley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) PF - Bradley Knotts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:40 | VCU | Bradley Knotts hits the finger roll set up by Eric Langley | 33-24 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Bobby Emerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley (PG), Roy Vos (SF), Tony Cuyler (PF) Bobby Emerson, Robert Walker, Philip Kennelly | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (SG) Eric Langley | |
| 02:26 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Sean Wade snags the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 02:08 | VCU | James Towne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 02:07 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley hits a shot in the paint set up by Roy Vos | 35-24 |
| 01:16 | VCU | Edgar Anderson picks off the pass by James Towne | 35-24 |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Edgar Anderson | 37-24 |
| 00:46 | VCU | Joseph Lovell steals the ball from Anthony Winger in the backcourt | 37-24 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 00:34 | VCU | The rebound goes to Anthony Winger | 37-24 |
| 00:30 | VCU | Anthony Winger hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Knotts | 37-26 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | James Towne is called for the reach on Edgar Anderson - foul #1 on James Towne, team foul #8 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG), Robert Walker (SF), David Shaw (C) Lance Kerley, Roy Vos, Joseph Lovell | |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel Gilman (PG), Eric Langley (SG), Steve Durand (SF), Grant Cardinal (PF), Louis Savarese (C) Anthony Winger, James Towne, Ernest Derosa, Bradley Knotts, Sean Wade | |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Daniel Gilman clanks a fullcourt shot | 39-26 |